NRW proposals for new controls on fishing for salmon and sea trout

Aug 28, 2017

Dear Local Fishery Group members and fisheries contacts

NRW proposals for new controls on fishing for salmon and sea trout

After careful consideration of our evidence and wishing to take full account of the views we have received during our engagements with customers and stakeholders, we are now proposing changes to fishing controls to the salmon and sea trout net and rod fisheries.

We would like to make you aware that we have:

Advertised a new Net Limitation Order

Launched a statutory consultation on new byelaws for rod and net fishing

Both processes began on 22 August 17 and runs for 12 weeks.

The proposals include:

Maintaining the same number of net licences in the 13 public salmon and sea trout net fisheries

Making consistent the start and end of the net fishing seasons:

Shortening the netting season by starting net fisheries no earlier than 1st May

Ending the netting season on the 31st July

Implementing full catch and release fishing on all net and rod fisheries for salmon

Requiring sea trout catch and release in rod fisheries on vulnerable rivers before 1st May

Setting a 60cm maximum size limit for sea trout in rod fisheries

Implementing method restrictions (bait, barbless hooks and trebles) so that released fish have a good chance of survival (Byelaws)

This is both a complex and, for many a contentious issue. In order to help you, please find attached the executive summary to our technical case, summarising our approach.

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